Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)
Sumiyoshi-jinja (住吉神社) is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.[1]
Sumiyoshi-jinja (住吉神社) | |
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Torii at Sumiyoshi shrine entrance | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Location | |
Shown within Japan | |
Geographic coordinates | 33°35′09″N 130°24′49″E |
Glossary of Shinto |
History
Sumiyoshi was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Chikuzen Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Fukuoka Prefecture.[2] The enshrined kami are:
References
- Kotodamaya.com, "Sumiyoshi Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-28.
- "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-10-28.
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